[[{“value”:”Inflation might be somewhat tamed in the major economies of the world, but the price increases keep coming from Big Blue as it tries to balance out its costs and its need to profit to drive the stock that provides the real compensation for top executives against customers who are getting pretty sick of price increases in every aspect of their business and personal lives.
We saw a price increase hit our emails, as did other IBM i shops, on October 29 last week, but if you look at announcement letter AD24-2249, it was dated September 3, 2024. Go …
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Thoroughly Modern: The Business Case For Success And ROI With Enterprise AI On IBM i Monica Sanchez
[[{“value”:”AI is the new frontier for all organizations, and those running IBM i are no exception – but how will you move AI from buzzword to business case to stand up to the boardroom test?
To gain executive buy-in, a business case for AI must go beyond ideas. Executives need proof that AI will deliver business value and that the strategy includes a clear roadmap for AI adoption, scalability, and risk management.
With the right approach, AI can enhance IBM i’s capabilities, from cost savings to new revenue streams. A strong business case – rooted in solid ROI, strategic …
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Power10 Keeps Plugging Along As Power11 Looms For 2025 Timothy Prickett Morgan
[[{“value”:”Considering how late we are in the Power10 and System z16 product cycles, things went pretty well for IBM in the respective Power Systems and System z businesses in the third quarter of 2024. While customers always look forward to future price/performance enhancements that come with a product refresh, there doesn’t seem to be anything out of the ordinary when it comes to a slowdown in sales ahead of next year’s Power11 and “Telum-II” System z17 launches.
Business seems to be going pretty well for Big Blue, all things considered, although it had to pump $2.73 billion into its pension …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 26, Number 42 Doug Bidwell
[[{“value”:”Welcome to this week’s edition of the IBM i PTF Guide. Just a note of explanation to start off. In the Defective PTF section below, we only show you the first one for each release. Often there are more than one. If there is a new one that you haven’t encountered before, please follow the link in the Guide (for your release level) to get the complete list of defectives. And please review the special instructions – things sometimes become more complex the deeper you dig, especially with defectives.
Now, here is a bug for you in PowerHA. Some …
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Talsco Weekly: IBM foresees AI agent revolution in enterprise IT patrick staudacher
[[{“value”:”Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 📈 IBM stock rises on dividend announcement. IBM Granite 3.0 revolutionizes AI for businesses 🎥. AI: 🦾IBM foresees AI agent revolution in enterprise IT. 🧹 Data quality is crucial for AI success. 🔑 Small language models boost enterprise AI adoption. Development: 🎥 PHP evolves with
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